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The total quantity collected during the year was
13,320 cubic yards (estimated at 4,440 van loads), at a
cost of about 2s. 8d. per cubic yard.
The scavenging work is performed by men employed
by the Council, and principally by their own horses and
vans, the smaller share of the work being done by
hired horses and men. 7,581 van loads have been taken
from the roads and 892 cart loads from gullies. The
following is the cost for the year, viz.: —
£ s. d.
Wages 2,403 18 10
Cost, &c., of horses 420 16 8
Hire of horses and men 99 1 11
New vans, and repairs 46 6 11
Depreciation (£345 12s. 7d. at 10 per cent.) 34 11 3
Water 22 2 3
Brooms 71 9 0
Sundries 7 3 11
£3,105 10 9
In the Parishes of Streatham and Tooting, the
collection and disposal of the house refuse have been
carried out by the Council with their own vans and men,
but with hired horses, at a cost of £5,500 14s. 4d.
The number of van loads collected was 9,724, the weight
being about 16,625 tons; of this number, 6,366 van loads
or 10,749 tons have been destroyed, the remainder being
sent to the shoot at Streatham. The contract for shoot
for dust from the Streatham side of the parish has been
determined by the contractor. The expenses incurred
during the year were as follows, viz. :—
Collection— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wages 2,163 2 11
Ilorse hire 1,263 111
Kepairs and sundries 106 15 6
Carried forward 3,533 0 4